National Register of Historic Places

Blair, William McCormick, Estate

Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois
Listed
January 31, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001476

About this property

The William McCormick Blair Estate is a historic estate at 982 Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The estate was built in 1926-28 for financier William McCormick Blair, who was one of the many wealthy and prominent Chicagoans to build an estate in Lake Bluff in the early twentieth century. Architect David Adler, a well-regarded designer of country houses, designed the estate's main house in the Colonial Revival style. The house has a complex, sprawling shape unified by the consistent use of double-hung windows and wood roofing shingles. The estate also includes a garage, a tennis house, two cottages, two sheds, a folly shaped like a Greek temple, a greenhouse, and a garden. The garden resulted from a collaboration between Adler and Ellen Biddle Shipman. The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2008.

Location

982 Sheridan Rd.
Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois
42.29030, -87.83565

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Sources

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When was Blair, William McCormick, Estate listed on the National Register?

Blair, William McCormick, Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Blair, William McCormick, Estate?

Blair, William McCormick, Estate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Blair, William McCormick, Estate is recorded as the industrial era.

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